Progressive revelation is the doctrine in Christianity that the sections of the Bible that were written later contain a fuller revelation of God than the earlier sections. "Progressive revelation does not mean to say that the Old Testament is somehow less true than the New Testament. The progress was not from untruth to truth – it was from less information to more full information."Don Stewart What Is Progressive Revelation?
For instance, the theologian Charles Hodge wrote:
See also Biblical inspiration Christian views on the Old Covenant Continuous revelation Deposit of faith Direct revelation Dispensationalism General revelation Special revelation Supersessionism Development of doctrine
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Further reading . . What is Progressive Revelation